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Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Action · Adventure · Drama

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.

IMDb rating
8.7 (188,740 votes)
Episode average
8.0 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
Paramount+
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.97 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 8.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 3,863 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 2,953 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 2,860 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 2,761 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 2,828 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 2,586 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 2,545 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 2,550 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 2,515 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 2,536 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 2,393 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 2,447 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 2,624 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1338.53,863
2Water7.72,953
3Bastille Day7.62,860
4Act of Contrition7.72,761
5You Can't Go Home Again8.22,828
6Litmus7.62,586
7Six Degrees of Separation7.72,545
8Flesh and Bone8.02,550
9Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down7.52,515
10The Hand of God8.42,536
11Colonial Day7.62,393
12Kobol's Last Gleaming: Part 18.32,447
13Kobol's Last Gleaming: Part 28.82,624

Season 2 (2005)

7.99 avg 20 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,352 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 2,307 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 2,246 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,206 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 2,217 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 2,204 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 2,260 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 2,315 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 2,225 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 2,778 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 2,445 votesEp 12: 8.9 · 2,524 votesEp 13: 7.5 · 2,142 votesEp 14: 6.4 · 2,433 votesEp 15: 7.4 · 2,341 votesEp 16: 7.0 · 2,183 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 2,126 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 2,317 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 2,107 votesEp 20: 8.7 · 2,375 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Scattered8.22,352
2Valley of Darkness7.92,307
3Fragged7.92,246
4Resistance8.02,206
5The Farm7.72,217
6Home: Part 18.02,204
7Home: Part 28.32,260
8Final Cut7.72,315
9Flight of the Phoenix8.22,225
10Pegasus9.02,778
11Resurrection Ship: Part 18.82,445
12Resurrection Ship: Part 28.92,524
13Epiphanies7.52,142
14Black Market6.42,433
15Scar7.42,341
16Sacrifice7.02,183
17The Captain's Hand7.72,126
18Downloaded8.42,317
19Lay Down Your Burdens: Part 18.12,107
20Lay Down Your Burdens: Part 28.72,375

Season 3 (2006)

7.90 avg 20 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 45 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 2,456 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 2,233 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,228 votesEp 4: 9.2 · 2,956 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 2,134 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 2,070 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 2,053 votesEp 8: 7.3 · 2,080 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 2,635 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 2,081 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 2,021 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 2,032 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 1,990 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 2,100 votesEp 15: 7.0 · 2,021 votesEp 16: 7.5 · 2,062 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 2,202 votesEp 18: 7.6 · 1,982 votesEp 19: 8.3 · 2,108 votesEp 20: 9.2 · 3,222 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Occupation8.22,456
2Precipice8.22,233
3Exodus: Part 18.22,228
4Exodus: Part 29.22,956
5Collaborators8.12,134
6Torn7.82,070
7A Measure of Salvation7.62,053
8Hero7.32,080
9Unfinished Business7.42,635
10The Passage7.52,081
11The Eye of Jupiter8.12,021
12Rapture8.32,032
13Taking a Break from All Your Worries7.71,990
14The Woman King7.02,100
15A Day in the Life7.02,021
16Dirty Hands7.52,062
17Maelstrom7.92,202
18The Son Also Rises7.61,982
19Crossroads: Part 18.32,108
20Crossroads: Part 29.23,222

Season 4 (2008)

8.26 avg 21 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 46 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 2,153 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 1,883 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 1,893 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 1,825 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 1,778 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 1,847 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 1,948 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 1,796 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 1,924 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 2,354 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 2,098 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 1,789 votesEp 13: 9.0 · 2,225 votesEp 14: 9.1 · 2,403 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 1,897 votesEp 16: 7.4 · 1,766 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 1,973 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 1,739 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 2,127 votesEp 20: 9.0 · 3,368 votesEp 21: 8.7 · 961 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1He That Believeth in Me8.42,153
2Six of One7.91,883
3The Ties That Bind7.91,893
4Escape Velocity7.41,825
5The Road Less Traveled7.51,778
6Faith8.01,847
7Guess What's Coming to Dinner8.51,948
8Sine Qua Non7.71,796
9The Hub8.61,924
10Revelations9.22,354
11Sometimes a Great Notion8.72,098
12A Disquiet Follows My Soul7.71,789
13The Oath9.02,225
14Blood on the Scales9.12,403
15No Exit8.41,897
16Deadlock7.41,766
17Someone to Watch Over Me8.21,973
18Islanded in a Stream of Stars7.81,739
19Daybreak: Part 18.42,127
20Daybreak: Part 29.03,368
21Daybreak: Part 38.7961
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